please enjoy your travel through time on the 9th day of April, with interesting events, births & deaths on this day in history
9th April History Timeline
1800s / the 19th century on the 9th of April
1860 : Oldest known recording of an audible human voice was made by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville on his phonautograph machine.
1865 : American Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, USA.
1900s / the 20th century on the 9th of April
1929 : Fred Hollows the New Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist was born in Dunedin, New Zealand (died in 1993 aged 63). He was best known for restoring eyesight to 1000s of people around the world.
1954 : Dennis Quaid the American actor was born in Houston, Texas, USA:
1957 : Jamie Redfern the English-born Australian singer was born in Liverpool, England. He was one of the original cast members of Young Talent Time from 1971 to 1972. Jamie Redfern had 4 Top 40 hit singles, and sold over $1.3 million of records.
1959 : NASA announced the selection of America’s first 7 astronauts, which become known as the Mercury Seven to the news media.
1967 : The 1st Boeing 737 made its maiden flight.
1969 : The 1st British-built Concorde 002 mades its maiden flight.
1971 : Jacques Villeneuve the Canadian race car driver was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada.
2000s / the 21st century on the 9th of April
2017 : John Clarke the New Zealand-Australian comedian died (born in 1948).
2021 : PRiNCE PHiLiP the Duke of Edinburgh died at the age of 99, only 2 months before his 100th birthday. He his best known as the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who are both members of the British Royal family. Prince Philip was born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark in Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece on the 10th June in 1921.
Today in History for April 9th by Associated Press
Video features : American Civil War effectively ended, Iraq celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime, NASA announced the first 7 astronauts dubbed the Mercury Seven, Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial…
We hope you enjoyed your travel through time on the 9th day of April
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This page was last updated on the 9th April 2021
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